Halloween Trick Bowl

ABSTRACT

An apparatus comprising a bowl having an opening. The opening includes a plurality of movable members movable between a first position and a second position. The first position is a closed position in which the movable members are connected and support items in the bowl. The second position is an open position and allows a hand to enter the opening.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to a novel bowl. Moreparticularly, the present invention relates to a bowl having an opening.

PRIOR ART

Bowls have been used for centuries to hold items.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is a bowl having an opening through which a handmay be placed. One application of the invention is a Halloween bowl forholding candy. A hand of the user can enter the hole in the bowl andgrab the hand of a trick-or-treater to surprise said individual.

DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1 is a depiction of a side view of the bowl of the presentinvention.

FIG. 2 is a depiction of a top view of the bowl of the presentinvention.

FIG. 3 is a depiction of the bowl of the present invention wherein saidare in an open position.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present invention is a bowl 10 having an opening 12. Opening 12includes a plurality of movable members 14. Movable members 14 can beconnected in a first position so as to support items (e.g., candy)placed in bowl 10. Movable members 14 can also be displaced into asecond position shown in FIG. 3 to allow a hand (not part of theinvention but supplied by a user) to enter bowl 10. The entering handcan push the items out of the bowl and or grab the hand of anotherperson who is reaching into bowl 10 to retrieve an item.

A method of using the present invention involves placing items in bowl10 while opening 12 is closed by means of movable members 14; thereafterplacing the bowl 10 in the area of another and waiting for said other toretrieve an item from the bowl; then at an appropriate moment to place ahand through the opening 12, displace movable members 14, and startlethe item retriever.

1. An apparatus comprising: a bowl having an opening; said openingincluding a plurality of movable members; said movable members beingmovable between a first position and a second position; wherein saidmovable members in said first position can support items in said bowland wherein said movable members in said second position can allow forpassage of a hand into said bowl through said opening.
 2. The apparatusof claim 1 wherein said bowl includes candy.